Films: One. Two. One.

One. Two. One.

Iran, 2011, 79 Minute Running Time
Genre/Subjects: Iran, Iran, Romance, Technology/Science
Programs: Contemporary World Cinema, Women + Film
Language: Persian English Subtitles

DIRECTOR: Mania Akbari
Producer: Abolghasem Ashrafi Amiri
Editor: Mania Akbari
Screenwriter: Mania Akbari, Majid Eslami
Cinematographer: Shahryar Asadi
Principal Cast: Neda Amiri, Payam Dehkordi, Hassan Majooni, Ashkan Mehri

Iranian painter-turned-filmmaker Mania Akbari explores the divide between body and soul against the wholly contemporary background of electronic communication, where love letters are composed on cell phones and close encounters seem far removed for a once-pretty girl who has been disfigured.

Sponsored by Barbara Bridges Family Foundation, Caz Matthews

Dedicated to Katyoun Shahabi

CLICK HERE for a statement by Director Mania Akbari.

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